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Help with unidentified critters from Mexico

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Help with unidentified critters from Mexico

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  1. Hi

     

    My name is Rudolf Svensen and i am a photographer living in Norway.

     

    Last summer I spent some time in Akumal, Mexico (East Coast) and I captured a lot of images of the marine life. However I do not have to many books on Mexican marine life, so I wonder if you could help me identefying some of them?

     

    First two types of corals:

     

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    Then a sea slug:

     

    52141_s.jpg

     

    A sponge:

     

    52142_s.jpg

     

    A ray:

     

    52143_s.jpg

     

    Something I think must be a wrasse:

     

    52145_s.jpg

     

    And finaly a parrotfish:

     

    52146_s.jpg

     

    All images was taken at shallow water while freediving.

     

    Best Regards Rudolf

  2. The sea slug is T crisspata - the Lettuce Slug.

     

    The orange thingy is a tunicate.

     

    The last two are parrotfish - dunno the species.

     

    HTH

    James

  3. The small parrotfish looks like a Red Band Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

    Edited by TheRealDrew
  4. I'd guess the first parrot fish is a Redband initial phase. The 2nd I'll leave to those who know.

  5. I agree re the first wrasse - no doubt a Redband PF initial phase. I think the second PF is a Blue Parrotfish, initial phase ie without the squared off bump on its "forehead" that the terminal phase has.

    Not sure about the ray - the photo lacks a bit of detail. The shape seems to suggest a Yellow Stingray, Urolophus jamaicensis

  6. Thank you all for your help :)

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